What Effect Will 5G Have On Our World?

Forbes September 13, 2019
Ron Nersesian

There’s no shortage of speculation related to the advent of 5G – the next generation of mobile network technology with speeds at least 10 times greater than today’s 4G networks.

Partial rollouts in a handful of U.S. and overseas locations are already in place. It seems destined to create unprecedented opportunities for innovation and progress in data-hungry categories like artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and remote health care.

In the meantime, though, most of the speculation in the business, trade and popular press has focused on 5G’s potential benefits to consumers. But this emphasis on consumer goods and services seems to be misplaced; consumer demand alone is unlikely to ever justify the huge cost of building out a 5G system.

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